Valve



May 13, 193.0. Afw.` WHEATON 1,758,419

File'fy 1.5, 1929 /0 INVENTOR -7 i ff @am ATTORN EY Patented May 13, 1930 K `Fillvi rrqlaznz STA TES.

AEEAM wlvvHEa'roN; OEMAELEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, AssIeNon To A. W.-WHEATON .BRASS WORKS, oEgNEwAEK, JNEW JERSEY, n CORPORATION OENEW JERSEY f vALvE YAlapiiatimrmea ivkrayi15, 1eray semi 110.363,14.

- This invention relates,.general'ly,to valves;

and the invention lhas reference, more particularly,to-a novel quick operatinlg'valve for controllingthe iiow of fluid throughpipes.

The principal object of the presentin'ven-v tion is to provide a novel valve'that is especially adapted for yuse in connection with pipes or pipe lines,'whi'ch valve is-of 'the disk y type and is so1constructed and arranged :as to-be biasedito closedrposition, said valve' comprising al simple quick operatingcammecha` nism fore'ectin'g theopening movement .of thesame,.sai`d cam'fmechanism-having a dead center position for retaining the valve in its open position',v f x i' V Another` object :of the :present inventionv lies yinthe provision :of .a valve f of the yabove Y character vwhich is of simple construction,

reliable in 'operation and' easily `,and quickly operated@kv m f, Other objects of this invention notatgthis time smore particularly enumerated, 'will be clearly lunderstood'y from :the following .dei tailed description of the/same.

The invention is clearly illustrated in ,the

accompanying drawings, inwhich Fig. f1 is a ktransverse `sectional view through the novel yvalve of :this invention;

Eig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of thexvalve of'Fig. 1 and illustratesthe valve in closed position; and* v F'g-3'is a'view ksimilar to Fig-2 butillustrates `r,the valve in open position.

Similar characters of reference are em-l ployed inall ofthe hereinabove described viewsytoindicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference numeral 3 designates thenovel quick operating valve of this invention.'

Valve 3 comprises a valve casing 4of substantially cylindrical shape :that is provided' at its endswith internal'threaded portions 5. and4 6; lThreaded :portion v5 .isfadapted -to receive an adjoining pipe Section, whileva union 7 isv screwed into the threaded portion 6.

Union`7 Iis formed with-an. annularflange that is .adapted lto :press a" gasket V9 ,against the end of valve ,casing 4 togthereby secure `a fluidv tight joint' between the valve CaSlIlg' and union. The exterior `fsurface 10 ofthe Outerportion ofthe union 7 is suitably shapedl to receive a wrench while the inner surface of lthis portion of the union is threadediat 11' Y aperture 13 extending lcentrally and longi- Y tud-inallyV of Vthe union and valve casing.V Guide aperture 13 slidingly receivesfthe valve stem 14 of a valve disk 15. Valve disk 15Iis provided witha `face-washer 16 of suitable 'n material' such as rubber. J Face-washer 116 is retainedkupon -valve disk 15 by *a nut 17. threadedupon a central boss'1v8provided-on they valve disk v15. Face-washer 16 is adapted to cooperate withan annular beadedzfvalveu seat 19 formed` on the valve casing 4. c A com-.V pression spring 21 surrounds the valve stem 14 and by pressing at onesend .againstxthe bridge-piece 121and atV its .other end against the valve disk15tendsgto .urge thek face#v washer 16 carried by the Kvalve.disk'against the valve seat 191to close valve. Boss 18 has a reduced cylindrical extension orpressurep'iece 20 that extendscaxially with` inthe valve casing and isali-gned with `valve stemY 14. Pressure piece'20 projects through a gu'ideaperture22 provided inaa .bridge piece 23 that; extends diametrically between :the inner walls oftheV valve casingr4.' -Thefree end of pressurepiece 20 isillustratedras being beveled-or rounded and is normally engaged by -the curvedworking face 25j of `anl-operat` ing cam 26. Operating cam 26 is provided 'witha hub-27 havingl a central-tapered recess of square Crossesection through 4which the 'square portion 28 of a rotatable cam shaft 29extends. Shaft 29V extends outwardly fof casing 4 and has a squareend'lportion i230 The'inner j, end jportion fof shaft t29ff`is of l reduced diameter .and'has' a; `bearing .are

cess 34provided `invcasinggc. ,Backingd sur-rl rounding-shaft 429 1s g'retamed by packing ico gland 36 and is adapted to seal the joint between shaft 29 and casing 4. l n v Y- In operation, assuming the novel quick operatingl valve to be in its closed posit-ion as shown in Fig. 2, then to open lthe valve, a suitable handle or wrench applied to the square end,-portionf30 of shaft; 29 may be used to turn this shaft in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 2. is shaft 29 starts toturn, Voperating cam .2.6. alsoturns, causing its working face'25 to depress the pressure.

piece -20 against the tension of spring 21.

Pressure piece 20, valve disk l and valve` stem 14, forming a single unitaryfstructure, are thus caused to move longitudinally within valve casingil, being guided by bridge-pieces 23 and1`2.` VThis motionresults in a quick pressure piece 20prevents thereturn move-- ment of pressure piece eventhough this member is urged upwardly by spring`2l. The bridge-piece 23acts to limit the downward swinging movement `of cam 26. The valve 3 Y cam 26 and pressure piece V-20 in dead center is thus heldin its fully opened position by.

Y i Tofclose; the val-ve 3, it is merely necessary toturnsha'ftl29 inthe reverse direction, orv

the action of cam 26.

counterclockwise `as viewedl in Fig. V,3, whereupon the spring 21 will act to instantly force the. face-waslierp16 against seat 19 thereby closing the valve. n Y

i Itwillbe noted that shaftf29 has: merely to be turnedthrough a portion of a revolutionto either open or close the valve either Vof ywhich operations may `berperformed in aA moments time..

Owing .tothe positioning of the operating relation Whenthevalve is in its open position, the valve disk 15 is positively retained or locked insuch` open position until cam 26 is operatedtoeectthe closure of the same.

It will be noted that the novel valve of this Vinvention is of extremelysimple andsturdyV construction and has an extremely long life in actual usel Y v Y As many changesfcould be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodimentsof this invention could be made without departing from the scope-thereof, it is intended that all mat- 'terz contained in the above description or `shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. Y

l, 'What is claimed is ,1. `Ajvalveof the class described comprising, a casing having a-n internal valve seat, a valve disk movable Within said casing and adapted toV engage said"v seat'to close said valve, said valve disk having a valve stem and a pressure piece extending in opposite directions therefrom, means within said casing for guiding said valve stein` and said pressure piece to thereby control the line of movement ofsaid valve disk, a -cam shaft and an'operating camy splined on :said cam shaft and adapted to cooperate with said pressure piece, said cam shaft being operable to rotate said operatingcam to effect the- -sure piece to thereby control the line of movekment of said valvedisk, a compression spring surrounding said valve stein and acting between said guide means and said valve disk for biasingsaidfvalve disk to closed position, a'4 cam shaft and-an voperating cam splined on said cam shaft and adapted to cooperate with said pressure piece,`said cam shaft being operable to rotate saidl operating cam to eect the movement of said valve 'disk to openposition, said operating cam and said pressure piece being so constructed and arranged as to retain said valve disk in open position.

- 3. A valveof theclass described'comprising, af'casinghaving an internal Yvalve seat, a valve disk movablewithin said casing and adapted to: nengage said seat to close said valve, said valve disk havinga valve stem and a pressure piece extending in opposite directionsV therefrom, a union threaded into `said casing, said union having means for guiding said valve `stem to control theline of movement of said valve disk, a camshaft and an operating cam splined on said cam shaft and adapted to cooperate with said pressure piece, said cam shaft being operable to rotate said operating cam to effect the movement of said valve'disk to open position', said operating cam and said pressure piece being so constructed and arranged as to retain said valve disk in open position. e

el.V A valve of the class described comprising, acasing having an internal valve seat, a valve diskmovable lWithin said casing and adapted to engage said seat to close said valve, said valve disk having a rvalve stemfand apressurelpiece extending inopposite directions therefrom, a union threaded into said casing, saidunionhaving means for guiding said `valveV stem, a bridge-piece Vextending between the inner Walls ofY said casing and having an aperture for guiding saidzpressurepiece, said union guide means and said bridgepiece acting to control the line of movementv of said valve disk, a compression spring surrounding said valve stem and acting between said union guide means and said valve disk for biasing said valve disk to closedy position, a Caml shaft and an operating cam splined on saidV cam shaft and adapted to cooperate with said pressure piece, said cam shaft .being operable to rotate said operating cam to eii'ect the movement of said valve disk to open position, said operating cam and said pressure piece beingso constructed and arranged as to retain said valve disk in open position.

' In testimony that I claim theinvention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of May, 1929.

ABRAM W. WHEATON. 

